Robert Menendez actually said...

"long-term unemployment could have serious consequences for individuals and their families and can permanently impair the growth prospects for our economy."

"I think there are three things I believe the United States can do to enhance prospects for sustainable peace, shared prosperity, and effective democratic governance in the DRC."

"I think the creative use of partnerships--the public-private partnership alliance is an example of this--could achieve a lot in this regard."

"I think episodic interventions tend to be wasteful and could be counterproductive."